Working families on the 'breadline' would need to work eight days a week to escape poverty

Katy Morton
Friday, February 23, 2024

New analysis by Action for Children suggests 300,000 low-income families with children are trapped in poverty despite parents working full-time.

The analysis by Action for Children finds adults within low-income working families would need to work eight days a week to lift them out of poverty, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
The analysis by Action for Children finds adults within low-income working families would need to work eight days a week to lift them out of poverty, PHOTO: Adobe Stock

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